Yo, sustentable

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

La propuesta de este libro es pensar la discapacidad desde una perspectiva integral, vale decir considerando sus múltiples aspectos. Propuesta sostenida desde el Modelo Social de la discapacidad, con aportes conceptuales del psicoanálisis y de otras disciplinas y bajo el paradigma de los Derechos Humanos. Aportamos así dos herramientas: a) El Enfoque Integral de la Discapacidad (EID) que es nuestra forma de abordar la temática en sus variables políticas, jurídicas, educativas, laborales, sociales, etc. Opera en la dimensión de lo público. b) El Esquema de Abordaje Interdisciplinario...

With life-like illustrations and simple text, books in this series introduce children to different dinosaurs and the unique characteristics. Children learn the features of each dinosaur, what they ate, and whether they were predator or prey to other dinosaurs. The books also introduce fossils and how they play a role in our knowledge of dinosaurs' existence.

This magnificent book uses beautiful photography to help young children understand why some oceans are warm and some are cold, which kinds of plants and animals live in oceans, and how the bodies of ocean animals are built to help them glide through water. Children will be delighted by the images of seals, penguins, polar bears, dolphins, and more.